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JOHN L. WILLGOX, or PREBLE, NEW YORK.

Letters Patent No. 70,665, dated November 5, 1867.

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TO ALL WHOM'IT MAY- CONCERN:

Be it known that I, JOHN S. WILLcoX, of Preblc, in the county ofCortland, and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in the Method of Putting Up and Using Clothes-Lines; and Ihereby declare that the following is a full and clear description of theconstruction and operation of the same, refercnce being had to theaccompanying drawings, making a part of this specification.

M M is any ordinary clothes-line, running over the pulleys or sheaves cl(1 d. a a may be a post or corner of building or doorway, upon which isscrewed or fastened the semicircular ratchet E. 'W'orking upon or withthis is the lever z, pivoted at k, and carrying the sheave d. Upon itsshort arm g is a-pawl upon the lever, and working'in the ratchet. b isthe farpost, to which the line is proposed to be attached by means ofthe pulley or sheaf, and of suflicient height, so that clothing upon theline may be kept from the grou'hd, and above snowdrifts or otherobstructions. c is a short post, to the top of which is hooked aloosepulley or sheave, d. The ends of the line being spliced, it, of course,runs as a belt upon the sheaves d d d.- 0 being a short post, brings theline down upon one side, so there can be no twisting or entangling ofone side of the line or belt with. the other The line can be tightenedor loosened at will by means of the lever 2' and pawl and ratchet.

The operator places herself near either the ratchet or the far post I),puts an article on the line, and then, taking holdof the line, moves thearticle and line along until space is obtained for another article, andso on until the upper line is full. In' the same manner she takes theclothes 05, drawing article after article to her at pleasure, until allare-taken ofi', when, by easing up on the ratchet, the line itself maybe takerrfrom the sheaves and stored until again wanted. The line may beoperated on the pulleys directly by placing the hand upon it, or bymeans of a crank on the pulley. v i

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The endless clothes-line M, in combination with the pulleys d, lever z',and ratchet e, and pawl g, as described, and for the purpose set fort J.L. WILLCQX.

Witnesses:

WM. R. RANDALL, O. P. WALRAD.

